The Circle

2017 | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Adaptation, Book Adaptation, Young Adult Novel Adaptation

Synopsis

A woman lands a dream job at a powerful tech company called the Circle, only to uncover an agenda that will affect the lives of all of humanity.

Scores

Overall Score
60.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
58.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
82.7%
Review Aggregate
25.8

Critic Consensus

15.7% Fresh • 147 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 16% of 147 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, satirical, funny. Many reviews cite thin plot, uneven tone as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotsatiricalfunnycharacter-drivendarkuneven tonesuspensefulemotionaltragicpsychological

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Emma Watson2017$3,000,000 source$3,839,657reported
Tom Hanks2017$588,000$752,000(est)
John Boyega2017$442,000$566,000(est)
Karen Gillan2017$362,000$463,000(est)
Ellar Coltrane2017$309,000$396,000(est)
Patton Oswalt2017$272,000$349,000(est)
Glenne Headly2017$244,000$313,000(est)
Bill Paxton2017$223,000$285,000(est)
Ellen Wong2017$205,000$262,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score16.0
RT critic review count147
Rotten Tomatoes audience score21.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating4.8
IMDb votes541

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2017$20,497,844$26,234,899
International2017$20,158,555$25,800,648
Worldwide2017$40,656,399$52,035,546

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2017$18,312,344$23,437,708
Digital Rentals ?2017$3,592,000$4,597,350
Digital Purchases ?2017$4,009,000$5,131,062
Physical Rentals ?2017$2,680,000$3,430,094
Physical Purchases ?2017$7,696,000$9,850,001
TV & Streaming Revenue2017$4,919,483$6,296,376
Total Revenues2017$41,208,827$52,742,590
Expenses
Budget ?2017$18,000,000$23,037,944
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2017$22,500,000 (est)$28,797,430 (est)
Participations2017$824,000$1,054,626
Residuals ?2017$1,225,000$1,567,860
Interest & Overhead2017$3,600,000$4,607,589
Total Expenses2017$46,149,000$59,065,448
Movie Net Profit or Loss2017$-4,940,173$-6,322,858

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